Level of Significance

1. All of the building marked B1 on Diagram 2226 held by the Executive Director.
2. All of the land marked L1 on Diagram 2226 held by the Executive Director being all of the
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Statement of Significance

The Globe Theatre was built in Winchelsea in 1926-27 as a picture theatre and concert hall. Constructed by the Lawrence family, it provided a venue for the local talent, Marjorie Lawrence, to perform. Lawrence, who became an internationally acclaimed soprano, gave her farewell concert in the building in 1928, prior to studying in Paris, and gave her first return concert there in 1939. The theatre was also used for movie screenings, weddings, dances and horticultural
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